You Can't Take Stuff With You

Boy did we have a busy day today!  I had a couple of meetings this morning, but this afternoon we ran around and sort of went non-stop.  Grace had schedule pick up this afternoon, so we went up to the school, turned in a few forms, then recieved her schedule, found her locker, and located all her classes.  She was pleased to find out that she has several friends in her classes, but not pleased to discover that she has PE first semester.  Oh well, you can't always get what you want.

After schedule pick up, we bopped over to a friend's house.  They used to live on our street, but moved very far away.  Well, it's not really very far away (just about 10 minutes), but it just seems very far away because we can't seem to ever get together.  Life just goes on by, and I often feel like I am the passenger in the car, just riding along!  We all get so busy in the details of life, that we sometimes forget to cultivate the important things like friendships.  I visited with friends this morning at work, then visited with long time friends at our play date, and visited with even more friends at church tonight.  By visiting with my friends, I am cultivating the friendships I need. 

The Bible tells us in Genesis 2:18 that we should have friends.  "It is not good for the man to be alone." 

And in John 13:34, that we should pursue friendship.  "A new command I give you:  Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another."   A good example of friendship is the relationship between David and Johnathan.  David and Jonathan developed a deep, meaningful friendship, based on loyalty and trust.  "...Jonathan was deeply impressed with David -- an immediate bond was forged between them.  He became totally commited to David.  From that point on he would be David's number-one advocate and friend."  1 Samuel 18:1 

So, friends, I want you to know that I am commited to cultivating our relationships.  Expect more phone calls, emails, and maybe even runs to Starbucks!  After all, we can't take the "stuff" that keeps us busy in life with us to heaven, just our relationships!